Pair of Herons on Branch

Maker(s)
Artist: Ohara Koson 小原古邨 (1877-1945)
Historical period(s)
Taisho era, 1912-1926
Medium
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions
H x W (sheet and image): 36.5 x 19 cm (14 3/8 x 7 1/2 in)
Geography
Japan
Credit Line
Purchase from the Estate of Robert O. Muller with funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries and the Harold P. Stern Memorial Fund
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F2004.16
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Album, Painting
Type

Album leaf

Keywords
heron, Japan, Taisho era (1912 - 1926)
Provenance

To 2004
Robert O. Muller (1911-2003), Newtown, CT, to 2004

From 2004
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from the Estate of Robert O. Muller through Joan Mirviss, Ltd., New York, NY, in 2004

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Estate of Robert O. Muller
Robert O. Muller 1911-2003

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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